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Socioeconomic Impact of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Leg Ulcers

Royal Infirmary Vascular Unit Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 94W United Kingdom

Chronic venous insufficiency affects approximately 5% and chronic leg ulcer approxi mately 1% of the adult population of developed countries. Not only do recent quality of life studies highlight major disability and social impairment but, since this is a condition characterized by chronicity and relapse, it gives rise to massive health care expenditure amounting in the UK to around £400 million per annum. Venous disease consumes 1-2% of the health care budgets of European countries. Imprecise disease classifications and codings impede the acquisition of accurate data but there is a compelling need for better quality socioeconomic data concerning this long-neglected health care problem.

Angiology, Vol. 48, No. 1, 67-69 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979704800111


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